cooling by the fan-
listening to the breeze blow
the trees outside

her empty cup
still warm in my hands-
coffee stains

afternoon bedtime-
a symphony of tears
competes with mozart

side by side touching
one reads a MAD comic
as a warm breeze floats
off the river - they laugh...
the middle age couple

next to the new road
old graves lie amid green grass-
the view from above

Worship Pink Skin
Like politicians push the white pawn first
and bunt back black to the back beat.

Worship Pink Skin
Like Television boxes box brains
and teenage girls bow at Cleo's daughters feat.

Worship Pink Skin
Like the newsagent who'll sell 98 pornos this week
and the 36 feet of billboard my eyes turn to meat.

new shoes-
he falls to sleep with
them still on

grand prix day-
two tattoo arms hold
three bottles of beer

my head on her chest
listening to her heart beat-
funeral scene

under grey clouds
an elderly man reads
the cemetery map


goodbye kiss -
it lingers wet
on my cheek

a re-edit:


fishermen
stand and face
the colossal wild

stage smoke rises
the singer casts his spell-
I need a hero for today

quietly in the study
i peruse great grandmaster games -
outside traffic passes

in blazing orange shirt
he explodes past the defence-
the ball hangs mid flight

sunday night
pub dining -
my soul rumbles

in summer dresses
they gilde to the boulevard
to dine with the sea

thousands gather
for the beach festival-
peeping over the horizon
the full red moon
steals the show

just me and the sea-
I travel the moonlight trail
to the horizon

night service station-
three BMX boys
sip coffee

college lawn-
three backs browning
in the sun

ferry stop-
everyday the big lizard
flat out on the hot concrete

searching
an internet site-
I just want to find home